WEBVTT CORPORATION.NO WORD ON INJURIES.WE'LL BRING YOU MOREINFORMATION ASWE GET IT.KIM: THAT'S AN IMPRESSIVEFIRE.IN LEARNING MATTERS TONIGHT ALANCASTER COUNTYSCHOOL BUSDRIVER IS WINNING PRAISE ALLACROSS HER SCHOOL DISTRICT.RON: THAT'S BECAUSE SHE'SGOING THE EXTRAMILE FOR THESTUDENTS SHE TRANSPORTS."8 ON YOUR SIDE" EDUCATIONREPORTER ANNE SHANNON HASTHESTORY.ANNE: AT CENTRAL MANORELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TRACYMUSSER'S BUS IS USUALLY FIRSTIN THE LOT.SHE WASTES NO TIME GETTINGDOWN BUSINESS.>> FLOORS 3RD, 4TH, 5TH AND6TH SHOULD->> TRACY HUNDRED RUNS THEPENNMANOR BUS LIBRARY.LAST FALL SHE WAS LOOKING FORA WAY OP TO HELP MOTIVATE THESTUDENTS ANDDECIDED TO ADDTHE BOOKS TO HER BUS.>> SO WE PICK OUT A BOOKANDTHEN WE READ IT AND TURN IT INAND CAN GET CASH.>> EVERYDAY THE BUS LIBRARYFEATURES MORE THAN 200DIFFERENTTITLE FOR STUDENTSTO CHOOSE FROM.THERE'S EVERYTHING FROM EASYREADERS TO EVEN GRAPHIC NOVELSYOU.>> I PICKED A LAMB BACK INTOMY BACKPACK.>> WHY DO YOU LIKE THAT BOOK?WHY DID YOU PICK THATONE?>> BECAUSE I LIKE TRACTORS.>> IT'S ABOUT A GIRL.>> WEACTUALLY HAVE TROUBLEREADING BUT NOW I'M ABLE TOREAD AT MYLEVEL.>> TRACY CAN RELATE.SHESTRUGGLED WITH READINGWHEN SHE WAS A STUDENT.>> IF I CAN JUST GET ONE KIDTO NOT HAVE TO DEALWITH THAT,THEN I'M GOOD.>> I THINK IT'S REALLY NICE OFHER TODO IT.>> SEEING THE SMILES ON THEIRFACE, KNOWING THAT THEY'REGOING TO STEP OFF THIS BYBUSAND GO IN THE SCHOOL HAPPYBECAUSE OF A BOOK TITLE OR ABOOK THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIRHAND, IN MYMIND, IT MAKESTHEIR DAY BETTER.ANNE: ANNE SHANNON, NEWS 8.KIM: AND IF YOU WOULDLIKE TO

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Updated: 11:47 AM EDT Mar 28, 2017

Washington Boro, PA —

Penn Manor School Bus Driver Tracy Musser is transforming her bus into a library. She wanted to find a way to encourage her students to read. Now, the kindergarten through sixth graders who ride to Central Manor Elementary School get a chance to pick a new book whenever they finish reading one.